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VV2004 ASME BOILER & PRESSURE VESSEL CODEA N I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O D E

2004 ASME BOILER & PRESSURE VESSEL CODEA N I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O D E

NONDESTRUCTIVEEXAMINATION

2004 EditionJuly 1, 2004

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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSNEW YORK, NEW YORK

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SECTIONS

I Rules for Construction of Power Boilers

II MaterialsPart A — Ferrous Material SpecificationsPart B — Nonferrous Material SpecificationsPart C — Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler MetalsPart D — Properties (Customary)Part D — Properties (Metric)

III Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2

III Division 1Subsection NB — Class 1 ComponentsSubsection NC — Class 2 ComponentsSubsection ND — Class 3 ComponentsSubsection NE — Class MC ComponentsSubsection NF — SupportsSubsection NG — Core Support StructuresSubsection NH — Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature ServiceAppendices

III Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments

III Division 3 — Containments for Transport and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel andHigh Level Radioactive Material and Waste

IV Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers

V Nondestructive Examination

VI Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers

VII Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers

VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure VesselsDivision 1Division 2 — Alternative RulesDivision 3 — Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels

IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications

X Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels

XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components

XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks

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ADDENDA

Colored-sheet Addenda, which include additions andrevisions to individual Sections of the Code, are publishedannually and will be sent automatically to purchasers ofthe applicable Sections up to the publication of the 2007Code. The 2004 Code is available only in the loose-leafformat; accordingly, the Addenda will be issued in theloose-leaf, replacement-page format.

INTERPRETATIONS

ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerninginterpretation of technical aspects of the Code. The Inter-pretations for each individual Section will be publishedseparately and will be included as part of the updateservice to that Section. They will be issued semiannually(July and December) up to the publication of the 2004Code. Interpretations of Section III, Divisions 1 and 2,will be included with the update service to SubsectionNCA.

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Beginning with the 2004 Edition, Interpretations of theCode will be distributed annually in July with the issuanceof the edition and subsequent addenda. Interpretationspreviously distributed in January will be posted in Januaryat www.cstools.asme.org/interpretations and included inthe July distribution.

CODE CASES

The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee meets regu-larly to consider proposed additions and revisions to theCode and to formulate Cases to clarify the intent ofexisting requirements or provide, when the need is urgent,rules for materials or constructions not covered byexisting Code rules. Those Cases which have beenadopted will appear in the appropriate 2004 Code Casesbook: (1) Boilers and Pressure Vessels and (2) NuclearComponents. Supplements will be sent automatically tothe purchasers of the Code Cases books up to the publica-tion of the 2007 Code.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Addenda to the 2004 Edition of the Code are issued in the form of replacement pages. Revisions, additions, ordeletions are incorporated directly into the affected pages. It is advisable, however, that all replaced pages beretained for reference.

Replace or insert the pages listed. Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, A05,placed next to the affected area. Revisions to the 2004 Edition are indicated by 04. For the listing below, thePage references the affected area. A margin note, A05, placed next to the heading indicates Location. Revisionsare listed under Change.

A detailed summary of each change contained in this Addenda is available for review and download on theASME website at the following URL:

http://cstools.asme.org/summaryofchanges

Each entry in the listings below contains a file number (BC number), which can be used to locate the correspondingchange within the detailed summary.

Page Location Change (BC Number)

vi–xi.1 Contents Updated where indicated by A05

xxi–xxx.1 Roster Updated to reflect A05

7 T-221.2 Revised (04-1468)

9 T-234 Revised (04-1468)

10 T-274.1 Second paragraph corrected by errata to read determinedat (04-1671)

23 IV-220 First paragraph revised (04-1469)

25 V-230 (1) Subparagraph (a) revised (03-1548)(2) In subparagraph (b), cathode ray tube and display

system deleted (03-1469)

33.1, 33.2 Appendix VIII Added to Article 2 (03-1548)

45 Fig. D-210-8 Cross-reference revised (04-1571)

50 Fig. T-434.2.1 (1) General Notes (d) through (f) redesignated as (e)through (g) and new General Note (d) added (04-747)

(2) Double-asterisk note redesignated as Note (1)

53 T-463.1.3 First paragraph revised (03-1546)

74–76 Appendix F Deleted from Article 4 (04-634)

84–84.3 Appendix M Added to Article 4 (03-1546)

95 T-621.2 Revised (04-453)

98, 99 T-676.4 Revised in its entirety (04-625)

105 T-721.2 Revised (04-745)

113 T-777.2 Revised in its entirety (04-784)

119–122 Appendix III Redesignated as Article 16 (04-464)

141.1–141.4 Appendix VI Added to Article 8 (02-2553)

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234–234.3 Article 16 (1) Article 7, Appendix III redesignated as Article 16(04-464)

(2) T-1623.2 (formerly III-723.2) revised (04-464)

571, 572 Mandatory Appendix Revised in its entirety (03-615)I

NOTE: Volume 55 of the Interpretations to Section V of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code followsthe last page of this Addenda.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Addenda to the 2004 Edition of the Code are issued in the form of replacement pages. Revisions, additions, ordeletions are incorporated directly into the affected pages. It is advisable, however, that all replaced pages beretained for reference.

Replace or insert the pages listed. Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, A06,placed next to the affected area. Revisions to the 2004 Edition are indicated by 04 and revisions in the 2005Addenda are indicated by A05. For the listing below, the Page references the affected area. A margin note, A06,placed next to the heading indicates Location. Revisions are listed under Change.

A detailed summary of each change contained in this Addenda is available for review and download on theASME website at the following URL:

http://cstools.asme.org/summaryofchanges

Each entry in the listings below contains a file number (BC number), which can be used to locate the correspondingchange within the detailed summary.


vi–xiv Contents Updated where indicated by A06

xv–xviii Foreword Last four paragraphs deleted (05-366)

xxi–xxx.1 Roster Updated to reflect A06

10 T-274.1 (1) Nomenclature for F revised (05-302)(2) Nomenclature for D revised (05-302)(3) Note revised (05-302)

15 T-283.2 Commas deleted from second and third sentences(04-1672)

25, 26 V-230 (1) In subparagraph (a), radiograph deleted and recordingmedia added (05-1060)

(2) In subparagraph (b), definition for radiograph added;and definition of radiographic examination revised(05-1060)

36 Fig. A-210-2 Exposure arrangement — F sketch revised (05-1062)

45 Fig. D-210-5 Corrected by errata (05-2)

Fig. D-210-6 Corrected by errata (05-2)

47 T-434.1.1 Revised (05-367)

51 T-461 Revised (05-677)

55 T-464.1.3 Deleted (05-367)

T-464.1.4 Redesignated as T-464.1.3 and revised (05-367)

58 T-492(s) Revised (05-1070)

59.1–59.6 Appendix III Added to Article 4 (03-1545)

Appendix IV Added to Article 4 (05-1093)

62 Fig. B-461.2 Title revised (05-274)

84.4–84.22 Appendix N Added to Article 4 (04-824)

86 T-561 Revised (05-677)

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87 Fig. T-534.2.1 Deleted by errata (04-748)

91 T-592(s) Revised (05-1070)

93–94.1 III-540(a) Delete examination system (05-679)

III-540(b) (1) Definition of alternative reflector added (05-1432)(2) Definition of examination system added (05-1432)

III-540(d) Added (03-1545)

IV-561 Second sentence revised (03-301)

99 T-692(h) Revised (05-1092)

106–108 Table T-721 New eighth and ninth entries added (04-1405)

T-741.2 Revised in its entirety (04-1405)

T-755.2 Note deleted (04-1406)

114 T-793(h) Revised (05-1092)

141.1 VI-821.2 Title revised by errata (05-1065)

Table VI-821 Second entry deleted by errata (05-1065)

141.2–141.4 VI-831 Last sentence revised by errata (05-1065)

VI-840 Redesignated as VI-850 by errata (05-1065)

Fig. VI-840 Redesignated as Fig. VI-850 by errata (05-1065)








145 T-1021.3 Revised (04-1679)

147 T-1090 Deleted (04-1679)

233.1–233.4 Article 15 Added (98-503)

234.4–234.8 Article 17 Added (98-020)

235–248.1 SE-94 Revised in its entirety (05-253)

265–270 SE-999 Revised in its entirety (05-1089)






331–338.1 SA-388/SA-388M Revised in its entirety (05-1087)

368–372 SB-548 Revised in its entirety (05-251)

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494.1–494.11 SE-2096 Added (98-020)



524–570.2 SE-1316 Revised in its entirety (04-1412)

570.3–570.15 Article 31 (1) New Article added to Subsection B (05-1063)(2) SE-2261 added (05-1063)

574–577 Nonmandatory Revised in its entirety (05-366)Appendix A

NOTE: Volume 56 of the Interpretations to Section V of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code followsthe last page of this Addenda.

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CONTENTS

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvStatements of Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xixPersonnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiASTM Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxiSummary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxiii

SUBSECTION A NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS OF EXAMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Article 1 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

T-110 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1T-120 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T-130 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T-150 Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T-160 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2T-170 Examinations and Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3T-180 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3T-190 Records /Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Mandatory Appendix

Appendix I Glossary of Terms for Nondestructive Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Nonmandatory Appendix

Appendix A Imperfection vs Type of NDE Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Article 2 Radiographic Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

T-210 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7T-220 General Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7T-230 Equipment and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8T-260 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9T-270 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10T-280 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14T-290 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Figure

T-275 Location Marker Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Tables

T-233.1 Hole-Type IQI Designation, Thickness, and Hole Diameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 8T-233.2 Wire IQI Designation, Wire Diameter, and Wire Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8T-276 IQI Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13T-283 Equivalent Hole-Type IQI Sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Mandatory Appendices

Appendix I In-Motion Radiography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Appendix II Real-Time Radioscopic Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Appendix III Digital Image Acquisition, Display, and Storage for Radiography and

Radioscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Appendix IV Interpretation, Evaluation, and Disposition of Radiographic and

Radioscopic Examination Test Results Produced by the DigitalImage Acquisition and Display Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Appendix V Glossary of Terms for Radiographic Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Appendix VI Digital Image Acquisition, Display, Interpretation, and Storage of

Radiographs for Nuclear Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Appendix VII Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Appendix VIII Radiography Using Phosphor Imaging Plate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.1

Nonmandatory Appendices

Appendix A Recommended Radiographic Technique Sketches for Pipe or TubeWelds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Appendix C Hole-Type IQI Placement Sketches for Welds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Appendix D Number of IQIs (Special Cases) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Article 4 Ultrasonic Examination Methods for Welds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

T-410 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46T-420 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46T-430 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46T-440 Miscellaneous Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48T-450 Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49T-460 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51T-470 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56T-480 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57T-490 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figures

T-434.1.7.2 Ratio Limits for Curved Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49T-434.2.1 Non-Piping Calibration Blocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50T-434.3 Calibration Block for Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51T-434.4.1 Calibration Block for Technique One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52T-434.4.2.1 Alternate Calibration Block for Technique One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53T-434.4.2.2 Alternate Calibration Block for Technique One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54T-434.4.3 Alternate Calibration Block for Technique Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Table

T-421 Requirements of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47


Appendix I Screen Height Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Appendix II Amplitude Control Linearity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Appendix III Time of Flight Diffractiion (TOFD) Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.1Appendix IV Phased Array, Single Fixed Angle With Manual Raster Scanning . . . . . . . 59.4


Appendix A Layout of Vessel Reference Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Appendix B General Techniques for Angle Beam Calibrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Appendix C General Techniques for Straight Beam Calibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Appendix D Data Record Example for a Planar Reflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Appendix E Computerized Imaging Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Appendix G Alternate Calibration Block Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Appendix H Recording Angle Beam Examination Data for Planar Reflectors . . . . . . . . . 77Appendix I Examination of Welds Using Angle Beam Search Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Appendix J Alternative Basic Calibration Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Appendix K Recording Straight Beam Examination Data for Planar Reflectors . . . . . . . 81Appendix L TOFD Sizing Demonstration/Dual Probe — Computer Imaging

Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Appendix M General Techniques for Angle Beam Longitudinal Wave

Calibrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Appendix N Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.4

Article 5 Ultrasonic Examination Methods for Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

T-510 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85T-520 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85T-530 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85T-560 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86T-570 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89T-580 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90T-590 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Figures

T-534.3 Straight Beam Calibration Blocks for Bolting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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T-522 Variables of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86


Appendix I Ultrasonic Examination of Pumps and Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Appendix II Inservice Examination of Nozzle Inside Corner Radius and Inner Corner

Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Appendix III Glossary of Terms for Ultrasonic Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Appendix IV Inservice Examination of Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Article 6 Liquid Penetrant Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

T-610 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95T-620 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95T-630 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95T-640 Miscellaneous Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95T-650 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96T-660 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97T-670 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97T-680 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99T-690 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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T-621 Requirements of a Liquid Penetrant Examination Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . 96T-672 Minimum Dwell Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97


Appendix I Glossary of Terms for Liquid Penetrant Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Article 7 Magnetic Particle Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

T-710 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105T-720 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105T-730 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105T-740 Miscellaneous Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106T-750 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106T-760 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109T-770 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111T-780 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113T-790 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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T-754.2.1 Single-Pass and Two-Pass Central Conductor Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108T-754.2.2 The Effective Region of Examination When Using an Offset Central

Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108T-764.1.1 Pie-Shaped Magnetic Particle Field Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110T-764.1.2 Artificial Flaw Shims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110T-766.1 Ketos (Betz) Test Ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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T-721 Requirements of a Magnetic Particle Examination Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . 106


Appendix I Magnetic Particle Examination Using the AC Yoke Technique onFerritic Materials Coated With Nonmagnetic Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Appendix II Glossary of Terms for Magnetic Particle Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Appendix III Magnetic Particle Examination Using the AC or HWDC Yoke

Technique With Fluorescent Particles in an Undarkened Area . . . . . . . . 118


Appendix A Measurement of Tangential Field Strength With Gaussmeters . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Article 8 Eddy Current Examination of Tubular Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

T-810 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124T-820 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124T-830 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125T-840 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125T-850 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125T-860 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125T-870 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125T-880 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126T-890 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Appendix I Eddy Current Examination Method for Installed Nonferromagnetic HeatExchanger Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Appendix II Eddy Current Examination of Nonferromagnetic Heat ExchangerTubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Appendix III Eddy Current (ET) Examination on Coated Ferritic Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 136Appendix IV Glossary of Terms for Eddy Current Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Appendix V Eddy Current Measurement of Nonconductive-Nonmagnetic Coating

Thickness on a Nonmagnetic Metallic Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Appendix VI Eddy Current Detection and Measurement of Depth of Surface

Discontinuities in Nonmagnetic Metals With Surface Probes. . . . . . . . . . 141.1

Article 9 Visual Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

T-910 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142T-920 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142T-930 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143T-950 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143T-980 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143T-990 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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T-921 Requirements of a Visual Examination Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Mandatory Appendix

Appendix I Glossary of Terms for Visual Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Article 10 Leak Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

T-1000 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145T-1010 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145T-1020 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145T-1030 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145T-1040 Miscellaneous Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146T-1050 Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146T-1060 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146T-1070 Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147T-1080 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147


Appendix I Bubble Test — Direct Pressure Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Appendix II Bubble Test — Vacuum Box Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Appendix III Halogen Diode Detector Probe Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Appendix IV Helium Mass Spectrometer Test — Detector Probe Technique . . . . . . . . . . 153Appendix V Helium Mass Spectrometer Test — Tracer Probe Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Appendix VI Pressure Change Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Appendix VII Glossary of Terms for Leak Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Appendix VIII Thermal Conductivity Detector Probe Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Appendix IX Helium Mass Spectrometer Test — Hood Technique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Appendix X Ultrasonic Leak Detector Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166


Appendix A Supplementary Leak Testing Formula Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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T-1110 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169T-1120 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169T-1130 Equipment and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170T-1140 Application Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171T-1160 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172T-1180 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172T-1190 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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T-1142(c)(1)(a) Atmospheric Vessels Stressing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173T-1142(c)(1)(b) Vacuum Vessels Stressing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174T-1142(c)(1)(c) Test Algorithm — Flowchart for Atmospheric Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175T-1142(c)(2)(a) Pressure Vessel Stressing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176T-1142(c)(2)(b) Algorithm — Flowchart for Pressure Vessels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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T-1121 Requirements for Reduced Operating Level Immediately Prior toExamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

T-1181 Evaluation Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178


Appendix I Instrumentation Performance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Appendix II Instrument Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Appendix III Glossary of Terms for Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiber-

Reinforced Plastic Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182


Appendix A Sensor Placement Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Article 12 Acoustic Emission Examination of Metallic Vessels During PressureTesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

T-1210 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190T-1220 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190T-1230 Equipment and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191T-1240 Application Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191T-1260 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193T-1280 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193T-1290 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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T-1244.3.2 An Example of Pressure Vessel Test Stressing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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T-1281 An Example of Evaluation Criteria for Zone Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194


Appendix I Instrumentation Performance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Appendix II Instrument Calibration and Cross-Referencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Appendix III Glossary of Terms for Acoustic Emission Examination of Metal

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Appendix A Sensor Placement Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Appendix B Supplemental Information for Conducting Acoustic Emission

Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Article 13 Continuous Acoustic Emission Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

T-1310 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206T-1320 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206T-1330 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207T-1340 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210T-1350 Procedure Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211T-1360 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212T-1370 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212T-1380 Evaluation /Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213T-1390 Reports /Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

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T-1331 Functional Flow Diagram — Continuous AE Monitoring System. . . . . . . . 208T-1332.2 Response of a Waveguide AE Sensor Inductively Tuned to 500 kHz . . . . 208


Appendix I Nuclear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Appendix II Non-Nuclear Metal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Appendix III Non-Metallic Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Appendix IV Limited Zone Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Appendix V Hostile Environment Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Appendix VI Leak Detection Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Appendix VII Glossary of Terms for Acoustic Emission Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Article 14 Examination System Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

T-1410 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225T-1420 General Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225T-1430 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226T-1440 Application Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226T-1450 Conduct of Qualification Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228T-1460 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229T-1470 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229T-1480 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231T-1490 Documentation and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

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T-1472.1 Total Number of Samples for a Given Number of Misses at aSpecified Confidence Level and POD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

T-1472.2 Required Number of First Stage Examiners vs. Target Pass Rate . . . . . . . . 231

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Appendix I Glossary of Terms for Examination System Qualification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Article 15 Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique (ACFMT). . . . . . . 233.1

T-1510 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.1T-1520 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.2

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T-1530 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.2T-1540 Miscellaneous Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.2T-1560 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.4T-1570 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.4T-1580 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.4T-1590 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.4

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T-1533 ACFMT Calibration Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.3

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T-1522 Requirements of an ACFMT Examination Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.2

Article 16 Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

T-1610 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234T-1620 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234T-1630 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.2T-1640 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.2T-1650 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.2T-1660 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.2T-1670 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.3T-1680 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.3Figures

T-1622.1.1 Reference Plate Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.1T-1622.1.2 Reference Pipe or Tube Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.1

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T-1623 Requirements of an MFL Examination Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.2

Article 17 Remote Field Testing (RFT) Examination Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.4

T-1710 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.4T-1720 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.4T-1730 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.4T-1750 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.5T-1760 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.5T-1770 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.7T-1780 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.8T-1790 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.8

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T-1762 Pit Reference Tube (Typical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.6T-1763.1A Voltage Plane Display of Differential Channel Response for Through

Wall Hole (Through Hole Signal) and 20% Groove ShowingPreferred Angular Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.6

T-1763.1B Voltage Plane Display of Differential Channel Response for the TubeSupport Plate (TSP), 20% Groove, and Through Wall Hole (ThroughHole Signal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.6

T-1763.2 Reference Curve and the Absolute Channel Signal Response FromTwo Circumferential Grooves and a Tube Support Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.7

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T-1721 Requirements of an RFT Examination Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.5

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SUBSECTION B Documents Adopted by Section V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Article 22 Radiographic Standards

SE-94 Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235(ASTM E 94-04)

SE-747 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping(ASTM E 747-97) Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for

Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249SE-999 Standard Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial Radiographic

(ASTM E 999-05) Film Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

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Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

SE-1030 Standard Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Metallic(ASTM E 1030-00) Castings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

SE-1114 Standard Test Method for Determining the Focal Size of Iridium-290

(ASTM E 1114-03) 192 Industrial Radiographic Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SE-1165 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Focal Spots of Industrial295

(ASTM E 1165-04) X-Ray Tubes by Pinhole Imaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SE-1255 Standard Practice for Radioscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303(ASTM E 1255-96)

SE-1416 Standard Test Method for Radioscopic Examination of Weldments . . . . . . 320(ASTM E 1416-04)

SE-1647 Standard Practice for Determining Contrast Sensitivity in Radiology. . . . .(ASTM E 1647-03) 326

Article 23 Ultrasonic Standards

SA-388/SA-388M Specification for Ultrasonic Examination of Heavy Steel Forgings. . . . . . . 331(ASTM A 388/A388M-04)

SA-435/SA-435M Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of[ASTM A 435/A Steel Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339435M-90 (R1996)]

SA-577/SA-577M Standard Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel[ASTM A 577/A Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342577M-90 (R1996)]

SA-578/SA-578M Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of(ASTM A 578/A Plain and Clad Steel Plates for Special Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345578M-96)

SA-609/SA-609M Standard Practice for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Martensitic[ASTM A 609/A Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351609M-91 (R1997)]

SA-745/SA-745M Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Austenitic Steel(ASTM A 745/A Forgings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362745M-94)

SB-548 Standard Test Method for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-Alloy(ASTM B 548-03) Plate for Pressure Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

SE-114.2 Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam[ASTM E 114-95 Examination by the Contact Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373(R2001)]

SE-213 Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipe and(ASTM E 213-98) Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

SE-273 Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Longitudinal Welded(ASTM E 273-93) Pipe and Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

SE-797.2 Standard Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic[ASTM E 797-95 Pulse-Echo Contact Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388(R2001)]

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SD-129 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General(ASTM D 129-00) Bomb Method). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

SD-516 Standard Test Method for Sulfate Ion in Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400[ASTM D 516-90 (R1995)]

SD-808 Standard Test Method for Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum(ASTM D 808-00) Products (Bomb Method) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

SD-1552 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (High-(ASTM D 1552-00) Temperature Method). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

SE-165 Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417(ASTM E 165-02)

Article 25 Magnetic Particle Standards

SD-1186 Standard Test Methods for Nondestructive Measurement of Dry(ASTM D 1186-01) Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to a Ferrous

Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442SE-709 Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

(ASTM E 709-95)

Article 26 Eddy Current Standards

SE-243 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of(ASTM E 243-97) Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488

SE-2096 Standard Practice for In Situ Examination of Ferromagnetic Heat-(ASTM E 2096-00) Exchanger Tubes Using Remote Field Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494.1

Article 29 Acoustic Emission Standards

SE-650 Standard Guide for Mounting Piezoelectric Acoustic Emission(ASTM E 650-97) Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

SE-976.2 Standard Guide for Determining the Reproducibility of Acoustic(ASTM E 976-00) Emission Sensor Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498

SE-1211 Standard Practice for Leak Detection and Location Using Surface-(ASTM E 1211-97) Mounted Acoustic Emission Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

SE-1419 Standard Test Method for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled(ASTM E 1419-02b) Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

Article 30 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations Standard

SE-1316 Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524(ASTM E 1316- 02a)

Article 31 Alternating Current Field Measurement Standards

SE-2261 Standard Practice for Examination of Welds Using the Alternating(ASTM E 2261-03) Current Field Measurement Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570.1

MANDATORYAPPENDICES

Appendix I Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure VesselCommittee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571

Appendix II Standard Units for Use in Equations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573

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Appendix A Guidance for the Use of U.S. Customary and SI Units in the ASMEBoiler and Pressure Vessel Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

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